Heart of the Hills Series by Poppy Pennington-Smith

An escapist romance with family, and the Italian sunshine, at its heart.Six months ago, Rose Goodwin’s husband ran away in the dead of the night. After thirty years of marriage, all he left behind was an eye-watering pile of debts and a note asking for forgiveness. Now, with their family business in trouble, Rose is facing an impossible decision... moreAn escapist romance with family, and the Italian sunshine, at its heart.Six months ago, Rose Goodwin’s husband ran away in the dead of the night. After thirty years of marriage, all he left behind was an eye-watering pile of debts and a note asking for forgiveness. Now, with their family business in trouble, Rose is facing an impossible decision. Does she sell their beloved home to protect their future? Or does she stay and risk losing everything?While Rose tries to navigate this impossible crossroads, her youngest daughter, Amelie, is struggling too. In just a few weeks’ time, Amelie will be marrying Jed – the man of her dreams – at her parents' home in Italy. Except something is making her nervous... and not the good kind of nervous. She hopes that being back in Tuscany, with her mum and her siblings, will help. But when she bumps into her childhood crush – Skye Anderson – on the plane over, things get even more complicated.As the Goodwins come together for Amelie’s wedding, and family secrets are finally laid bare, will Rose find her way back to the husband she loved for so many years? And will Amelie follow her heart or her head?Come and visit the Goodwins at their beautiful Tuscan home, a place where the sun shines brightly, where family and friends mean everything, and where there is always a happy ending. A Heart Full of Secrets is Book One in the Heart of the Hills series, which follows the Goodwin family’s lives, loves, and friendships. The series features characters from Poppy’s novel Love in Tuscany but can be read independently. less

Under the Italian sun, the past comes calling...Amelie Goodwin has been back home in Italy for six months, but she’s still reeling from leaving her fiancé the night before their wedding. She wants to move on. She wants to find a way to be useful on the ranch, and to finally go on a real date with her childhood sweetheart Skye Anderson. But just as she’s on the verge of her happy ever after, an unexpected visitor throws everything into turmoil... moreUnder the Italian sun, the past comes calling...Amelie Goodwin has been back home in Italy for six months, but she’s still reeling from leaving her fiancé the night before their wedding. She wants to move on. She wants to find a way to be useful on the ranch, and to finally go on a real date with her childhood sweetheart Skye Anderson. But just as she’s on the verge of her happy ever after, an unexpected visitor throws everything into turmoil.Cat Goodwin has made the momentous decision to contact her biological mother. Scared about what she’ll discover, but desperate to connect with her past, she agrees to meet the woman who gave her up when she was just two-years-old. At first, Aida seems too good to be true. As the weeks pass, however, Cat starts to wonder whether her mother is telling her the truth.Skye Anderson is finally happy. He has left his Army career behind him, is living on a beautiful Italian ranch, and has fallen for the girl of his dreams. But when a face from his past turns up unannounced, Skye is forced to confront memories he would rather forget.Will Amelie, Cat, and Skye overcome the hurdles in front of them?*** The second book in the  Heart of the Hills series revisits the Goodwin family and follows their lives, loves, families and friendships.A Heart Full of Memories is a cosy contemporary romance novel with strong themes of family and friendship. less